8 April 2011

Hainault Forest

KSS were delighted to be present at the topping out ceremony of Hainault Forest High School on Friday April 8, 2001.

On a beautiful spring day with superb views over London and in the presence of teachers, design team and local councillors, the topping out ceremony took place followed by a tour of the site.

Work began on site in May 2010 on the new 2,400m2 school building which will house a new 300 seat dining hall with main kitchen, design and technology Classrooms. A new external construction area for curriculum activities, modern foreign language classrooms, art, textiles, graphics and CAD rooms, as well as food technology and a brand new IT suite will be in the new scheme. The dining hall breaks out to an external covered terrace with views over the adjacent playing fields. The project is set to complete summer 2011 ready to open its doors for the new school year.

Paul Young, Project Associate at KSS said: "It is a real pleasure to watch the new building for Hainault Forest High School taking shape. At this stage we are getting a feel for the quality of spaces and the generous volumes being created. It is a delight talking to the teachers and seeing their joy in the building knowing they can't wait to move in and start teaching."